During 'The Anarchy' of the war between Stephen and Matilda over
the throne of England, David I of Scotland took advantage of
English weakness to seize the lands of Northumbria, directly south
of the Scottish border. Stephen was forced to recognise Northumbria
as Scottish territory. However, it did not remain Scottish for
long: it was won back by Henry II less than ten years later, in
1157.

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The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 July 2012
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